Cradleboard

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]
Collector: Septima V. Koehler (Septima Vespasia Koehler), Non-Indian, 1848-1918
Previous owner: Septima V. Koehler (Septima Vespasia Koehler), Non-Indian, 1848-1918; Elizabeth Zulauf Kelemen (Elizabeth Hutchings Zulauf Kelemen/Mrs. Pál Kelemen), Non-Indian, 1898-1997
Donor: Elizabeth Zulauf Kelemen (Elizabeth Hutchings Zulauf Kelemen/Mrs. Pál Kelemen), Non-Indian, 1898-1997

Collection History: Collected between 1896 and 1906 by Septima V. Koehler (1848-1918, a teacher at St. Elizabeth's School, Rosebud, South Dakota); inherited by her great-niece Elizabeth Hutchings Zulauf Kelemen (Mrs. Pál Kelemen, 1898-1997); donated to MAI by Mrs. Kelemen in 1967.
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Place: Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]; Transportation Items: Baby carriers
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/8290
Barcode: 238290.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Object Name: Cradleboard
Media/Materials: Hide, rawhide, wool cloth, glass bead/beads, metal bell/bells, sinew, cotton thread
Techniques: Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, fringed, strung
Dimensions: 54.00 x 18.00 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ad0675e9-a299-4032-a08d-28c3e7eec6a4

Record ID: NMAI_253956